Foreign Devils (1927 film)

Foreign Devils
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Directed by	W. S. Van Dyke
Screenplay by	Marian Ainslee
Story by	Marian Ainslee Ruth Cummings Peter B. Kyne
Starring	Tim McCoy Claire Windsor
Cinematography	Clyde De Vinna
Edited by	Sam Zimbalist
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	September 3, 1927 (1927-09-03)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Foreign Devils is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Tim McCoy and Claire Windsor, which was released by MGM on September 3, 1927.

Plot

Captain Robert Kelly (McCoy) while attached to the American Embassy in Peking at the time of the Boxer Rebellion befriends Lady Patricia Rutledge (Windsor) and rescues her from the priests of a Chinese temple that she has gone to visit. He then asks a friend to escort her to safety and battles the Chinese in order to give them time to escape. Eventually he brings news or the approach of the Eight-Nation Alliance to the barricade.

Cast

• Tim McCoy as Capt. Robert Kelly
• Claire Windsor as Lady Patricia Rutledge
• Cyril Chadwick as Lord Vivien Cholmondely
• Frank Currier as U.S. Minister Conger
• Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Conger
• Lawson Butt as Sir Claude
• Sôjin as Lama priest (as Sojin)
• Frank Chew as Prince Tuan

Crew

• Cedric Gibbons - Art Director
• David Townsend - Art Director
• René Hubert - Costume Design

External links

• Foreign Devils at IMDb
• Foreign Devils at AllMovie
• Posters and stills at clairewindsor.weebly.com